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Graduate Students Want to Solve ‘Wicked Problems.’ Are Universities Delivering?

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Graduate education—with its specialization, close access to faculty members, and opportunities for deep learning—ought to help with this kind of interdisciplinary training. Do graduate students themselves want to pursue interdisciplinary aims and become “wicked”? Those who have enrolled in intentionally interdisciplinary Ph.D.

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. The Process of Play in Learning in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study.” References Forbes, Lisa K.

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. The Process of Play in Learning in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study.” References Forbes, Lisa K.

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